Opinion Makers 1989

Attitudes of elites and persons influencing opinion; questions of
economic policy.

Topics: most important tasks of large companies; expected development
of the dollar exchange rate until the end of 1989 and of the growth
rate of the gross national product in 1989; inflation expectation for
1989; expected unemployment figures; preferred measures to combat
unemployment; judgement on the importance of European cooperation in
selected areas; most able politicians in selected subject areas; usage
of the print media; German products in international competition;
effects of the EC domestic market on selected area of business in the
FRG; prognosis for the Federal Parliament election; effect of a
red-green coalition on the economy; party preference; preferred
measures for more flexible handling of working hours.

Also encoded was: the position and area of responsibility of
respondent.